Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.
New American Standard Bible
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who
King James Version
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Holman Bible
So then it does not depend on human will or effort
International Standard Version
Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.
A Conservative Version
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who is merciful.
American Standard Version
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
Amplified
So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].
An Understandable Version
So then, it does not depend on what a person wants or does, but on God, who shows pity [i.e., to whomever He wants].
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
Bible in Basic English
So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
Common New Testament
So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.
Darby Translation
So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
Godbey New Testament
Then it is not of him that willeth, nor him that runneth, but of God who shows mercy.
Goodspeed New Testament
So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on the mercy of God.
John Wesley New Testament
It is not therefore of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Julia Smith Translation
Surely then, not of him Willing, nor of him running, but of God commiserating.
King James 2000
So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Consequently therefore, {it does not depend on the} one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.
Modern King James verseion
So then it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God, the One showing mercy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.
Moffatt New Testament
You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.
Montgomery New Testament
So then it is not a question of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
NET Bible
So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.
New Heart English Bible
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Noyes New Testament
So then it dependeth not on him that willeth, nor on him that runneth, but on God who showeth mercy.
Sawyer New Testament
Therefore, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that exercises mercy.
The Emphasized Bible
Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Well then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God who sheweth mercy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So, then, all depends, not on human wishes or human efforts, but on God's mercy.
Webster
So then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.
Weymouth New Testament
And from this we learn that everything is dependent not on man's will or endeavour, but upon God who has mercy. For the Scripture said to Pharaoh,
Williams New Testament
So one's destiny does not depend on his own willing or strenuous actions but on God's having mercy on him.
World English Bible
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Worrell New Testament
So, then, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God Who hath mercy.
Worsley New Testament
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Youngs Literal Translation
so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:
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God's Sovereign Choice To Show Mercy
15 God forbid. for he saith to Moses, "I will show favour to whom I will show favour, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." 16 so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy. 17 for 'tis said in scripture to Pharaoh, "even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth."
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Matthew 11:25-26
At the same time Jesus, continuing his discourses, said, "I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, for having revealed unto babes what thou hast hid from the wise and prudent.
Luke 10:21
At that very time Jesus fell into a divine transport, and said, "I magnify thee, O father, the Lord of heaven and earth, for having conceal'd these things from the artful and the crafty, whilst thou hast reveal'd them to the unskilful. justly, O father, hast thou thus dispens'd thy favour."
John 1:12-13
but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.
John 3:8
the wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it comes, or whither it goes: such is the change in every one that is renewed by the spirit.
Romans 9:11
for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call,
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
for consider, brethren, that not many worldly wise, not many men of power, not many men of birth are among you that are called.
Ephesians 2:4-5
then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us,
Ephesians 2:8
for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:
Philippians 2:13
for it is God that influences your desires and endeavours, out of his benevolence to you.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
As for you, my brethren, the favourites of the Lord, we are oblig'd to render perpetual thanks to God, for having chosen you from the beginning, in purifying you by his spirit, upon your believing the gospel.
Titus 3:3-5
for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.
James 1:18
'tis he that has voluntarily renew'd us by the oracles of truth, that we might be the first converts of the new creation.
1 Peter 2:9-10
and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out